(19)
(11) EP 1 080 655 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/10

(21) Application number: 00307518.1

(22) Date of filing: 31.08.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A45C 13/10, A44B 17/00, A41F 1/00, H01F 7/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 03.09.1999 JP 25040099
31.01.2000 JP 2000021099
21.06.2000 JP 2000185786

(71) Applicant: TARMO CO. Ltd.
Tokyo 116 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Morita, Tamao
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Rackham, Anthony Charles 
Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW
London WC1A 1LW (GB)

   


(54) Magnetic fasteners


(57) The present invention provides a magnetic fixing unit (1,2) which enforces strength of an assembly and prevents a mutual shifting in between a first (1) and a second (2) assemblies.
The first assembly (1) comprises an engaging means (34), on the other hand, the second assembly (2) comprises a guide means (69,33,75,33a,27). When the first and the second assemblies are combined with each other, said engaging means (34) may be led an inside of said guide means (69,33,75,33a,27). A combination of said assemblies may be automatically locked due to magnetism of magnet (22) applied to an engaging member (65) which is formed on said second assembly. Further, a rim-shaped guide means (69) which covers a side of an attracting surface (26) of the other assembly from outside is formed on the side of said attracting surface (26) of either of said assemblies. Further, an extending guide portion (27) is formed on said engaging means of said first assembly, by being said extending guide portion combined with a hole (71) of said second assembly, a vertical mutual shifting of said first and said second assemblies will be prevented as well.







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